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Updated July 17, 2025
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The death of us /
Dean, Abigail.
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"A page-turner par excellence, written with unobtrusive brilliance, [and] full of sharply observed lines . . . The Death of Us lives up to the hype." --Stephen King "The Death of Us is astonishingly good--Abigail Dean's the real thing." --Mick Herron,...
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The Secret of Secrets
Brown, Dan
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The world's most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet--a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a...
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The Crash
Mcfadden, Freida.
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A brand new psychological thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden! The nightmare she's running from is nothing compared to where she's headed. Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So...
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The last one at the wedding :
Rekulak, Jason.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of the runaway hit, Hidden Pictures, comes a stunning new work of domestic suspense "Part conspiracy thriller, part family drama, The Last One at the Wedding kept my heart racing and my mind...
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Havoc :
Bollen, Christopher,
Paper Book
A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist A New York Times' "Best Thriller of the Year" In the vein of The Bad Seed comes a twisty, atmospheric psychological suspense about a meddlesome elderly guest at a decadent luxury hotel who believes she has left her problematic past...
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Don't let him in /
Jewell, Lisa.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER READ from People, USA TODAY, theSkimm, E! News, Forbes, New York Post, CrimeReads, and many more! From #1 New York Times bestselling author...
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The Tenant
Mcfadden, Freida.
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A new, jaw-dropping thriller from the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boyfriend and The Housemaid! There's no place like home... Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from his job as a VP of marketing and unable to make the mortgage payments...
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The Perfect Divorce
Rose, Jeneva.
From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling thriller The Perfect Marriage Till death do us part. Yours. Not Mine. It's been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has long since...
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The compound :
Rawle, Aisling,
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GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all. "Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the substance of a literary classic."--Oprah Daily ...
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With a vengeance :
Sager, Riley.
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge. In 1942, six people destroyed Anna Matheson's family. Twelve years later, she's ready for retribution. Under false pretenses, Anna has lured those...
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Worst case scenario /
Newman, T. J.
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"Worst Case Scenario is the best thriller I've read so far this year. It's a chilling idea with great characters and near-perfect execution." -James Patterson When a pilot suffers a heart attack at 35,000 feet, a commercial airliner...
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Vince Flynn capture or kill /
Bentley, Don.
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Mitch Rapp faces an Iranian foe bent on destabilizing the Middle East in this "bloody, electrifying adventure" (The Real Book Spy) from Vince Flynn's #1 New York Times bestselling series, now written by the "worthy successor to Tom Clancy" (Publishers Weekly) Don Bentley....
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Midnight Black
Greaney, Mark.
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With his lover imprisoned in a Russian gulag, the Gray Man will stop at nothing to free her in this latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. A winter sunrise over the great plains of Russia is no cause for celebration. The temperature barely rises above...
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So far gone :
Walter, Jess,
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National Bestseller "A warm, funny, loving novel. . . . It's an American original."--Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake "Who better to give us the latest version of a recluse with a heart of gold than Walter?... It's a gleeful, kooky and...
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Retreat :
Ritter, Krysten,
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Multitalented Krysten Ritter is back with a sexy, breakneck thriller that immerses readers in the sometimes glamorous and sometimes deadly life of a con artist. Full of surprises and edge-of-your-seat scenes, Retreat is a wild ride."--Mary Kubica, New York Times...
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Famous last words :
McAllister, Gillian.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "This novel blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping...and with a poignancy about relationships and love that one rarely finds in the genre. A brilliant, brilliant book." --Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author ...
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The business trip /
Garcia, Jessie,
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"A stunning and accomplished debut, with hugely relatable characters and an addictive storyline that kept me turning the pages well into the night. Bravo!" --BA Paris, New York Times bestselling author "Wow, The Business Trip was nonstop twists and turns. I loved the...
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The man made of smoke :
North, Alex,
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"So well written and neatly plotted that it will appeal even to readers who usually shy away from this sort of thing." ―New York Times The latest gripping serial killer thriller from the New York Times bestselling author Alex North. Dan...
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An insignificant case :
Margolin, Phillip.
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A new standalone legal thriller from the international bestselling author of GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. Charlie Webb is a third rate lawyer who graduated from a third rate law-school and, because he couldn't get hired by any of the major law firms, has opened his own law firm,...
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The Blue Hour
Hawkins, Paula.
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A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK "The best Paula Hawkins yet - by a tense and haunting mile." - Lee Child "An atmospheric, stylish puzzle box of a thriller... truly exceptional." - Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The God of the Woods "A masterful...
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The Ascent
Buccola, Allison.
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What would you do if the past showed up on your doorstep? A woman who grew up in a cult must decide if she can trust the stranger claiming to have answers to the dark mysteries of her childhood in "a standout thriller with something deeper on its mind: how the past doesn't...
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We are watching :
Gaylin, Alison.
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"Gaylin's clean prose and controlled narrative voice bring an all-too-realistic chill .... it might also bring to mind the paranoiac claustrophobia of Rosemary's Baby."--New York Times From USA Today bestselling and Edgar and Shamus Award-winning author Alison Gaylin comes a...
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Out in the cold /
Urszenyi, Steve,
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Special Agent Alex Martel is thrown back into a deadly world of deception when a series of attacks threaten to incite World War III in this action-packed thriller. While sailing across the Mediterranean, the megayacht Aurora is rocked with explosions, taken under siege...
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Tom Clancy Defense Protocol
Andrews, Brian/ Wilson, Jeffrey/ Clancy, Tom (CRT)
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The stakes are sky-high when a power-mad Chinese president threatens Taiwan in the #1 New York Times bestselling Jack Ryan series. For decades, Taiwan has been a thorn in the side of the Chinese government. An independent nation to the rest of the world, it is...
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The Oligarch's Daughter
Finder, Joseph.
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"Any new novel by Joseph Finder is a ticket to reading pleasure, and this one is hands down his best ever."--Stephen King "This is Finder at his finest--a perfect everyman-in-peril story, first building an ominous drumbeat of menace, then exploding in action and intrigue and...
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When the Wolf Comes Home
Cassidy, Nat
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Nat Cassidy, author of the acclaimed horror Mary, returns with When the Wolf Comes Home, an unabashed, adrenaline-fueled pop horror thriller where the darkest fears can become reality. A USA Today bestseller! ABA Indie Bookseller bestseller!...
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The collaborators :
Idov, Michael,
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by Vogue Slow Horses meets Red Sparrow in this "sharp, freshly conceived, [and] thoroughly entertaining" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) spy thriller featuring a brilliant young intelligence officer and a troubled heiress who...
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Penitence :
Koval, Kristin,
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"Gripping and propulsive, Kristin Koval's Penitence is an exploration of the struggles and impossible choices of two families linked by tragedy, guilt, blame and love." --The Washington Post For readers of Ann Patchett and Celeste Ng, Penitence is a...
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Clever little thing /
Echlin, Helena,
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"Clever Little Thing taps into the heart of maternal fear and will shock you in the best way. This one will give you goose bumps." --Ashley Elston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Lie Wins "Sharp and unflinching--a perfectly unnerving story." -...
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The locked ward :
Pekkanen, Sarah.
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Was it... Bitter, all-consuming jealousy? Pathological sibling rivalry? Pure insanity? Whatever the cause--and everyone has a theory--it's the Crime of the Decade when glamorous Georgia Cartwright, who was adopted as a newborn, is accused...
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The unraveling of Julia :
Scottoline, Lisa.
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An international bestselling author crafts a gothic "thriller with dashes of romance and excellent twists!" (Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author) in which a young widow inherits a Tuscan estate from a mysterious benefactor and finds herself thrust into the crosshairs of a...
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Rabbit Moon
Haigh, Jennifer
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A tense, propulsive drama set in Shanghai, about a fractured American family, secret lives, and the unbreakable bond between two sisters, from the New York Times bestselling author of Mercy Street Four years after...
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Cold storage /
Grumley, Michael C.
Paper Book
AN EXPANSIVE NEW STANDALONE THRILLER IN MICHAEL C. GRUMLEY'S REVIVAL SERIES, EXPLORING HUMANITY'S THIRST FOR IMMORTALITY AT ANY COST. Technology never works well the first time. Or even the second. Army veteran John Reiff is living proof. John is revived in the back of a...
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The ghostwriter :
Clark, Julie,
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! DELUXE FIRST EDITION WITH PRINTED EDGES "Deftly and engagingly delves into this complicated not-so-cold case." --The New York Times "Expertly plotted and exquisitely twisted." --Ashley Elston, #1 New York Times ...
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Ghost soldier /
Maden, Mike.
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A deadly war game. An adversary as hard to find as he is to kill. Weapons so sophisticated, none have seen the like before. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon have finally met their match in this pulse-pounding new adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
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